U. Iowa president Sally Mason recently committed the thought crime of acknowledging human nature.
FOX News reports.
Regent blasts University of Iowa president for sex assault remark, lack of communication
The Iowa Board of Regents met behind closed doors Friday afternoon to evaluate the performance of University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who has...
Jon Liedtke of The Urbanite reports that students at the University of Windsor have voted to approve a boycott of Israel.
Read all of Legal Insurrection’s BDS coverage here.
UWindsor becomes first university in Canada to approve BDS through undergraduate referendum
The University of Windsor Students’ Alliance has become the first student union in...
Apparently, the administration of Purdue University needs a remedial course on donor relations.
Todd Starnes of FOX News reports.
University removes ‘God’ from plaque
Purdue University, which once defended the right of a private speaker to blaspheme Jesus, has banned an alumni donor from using the word “God” on a plaque because it might...
Anyone else getting tired of living in an America where there are two sets of rules? Why should colleges and universities, which overwhelmingly lean left, be exempted?
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Higher Ed Groups Ask IRS Not To Change Political Activity Rules
A coalition of higher education associations on Thursday urged the Obama administration...
Kathryn Buschman Vasel of the FOX Business Network suggests there’s one thing most people agree on, college is becoming too expensive.
College is too Expensive, But How Do We Fix That?
No one disputes that college affordability and accessibility are increasingly becoming an issue for students and their families. What’s not as clear...
In a new post at Minding The Campus, Jonathan Marks points out that America’s most elite schools get the lion’s share when it comes to fundraising dollars.
In College Fundraising, the Rich Get Richer
College fundraising was up 9 percent last year, says the Council for Aid to Education, but there’s a worrisome...
Professor Greg Hampikian is clearly not in favor of students being allowed to have guns on campus. Naturally, the New York Times was happy to give him some space on their opinion page.
When May I Shoot a Student?
BOISE, Idaho — TO the chief counsel of...
College students getting busted for smoking pot is hardly breaking news, but a campus igloo? Really?
Breitbart News reports.
University of Utah Students Caught Smoking Pot in Campus Igloo
University of Utah police said officers peered inside an igloo built on campus and discovered a group of students smoking marijuana.
Garth Smith, spokesman for police...
A new piece by Peter Berkowitz at Real Clear Politics examines a legal case at Swarthmore and its implications for higher education.
On College Campuses, a Presumption of Guilt
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — On Feb. 22, in celebration of its sesquicentennial, Swarthmore College proudly hosted “The Liberal Arts in Action: A Symposium on the...
Don’t college students often discuss TV shows and movies in their free time anyway? Why does anyone need to pay for a course like this?
The Washington Times reports.
Mich. college offers course in zombies, apocalypse
Some Central Michigan University students are getting schooled in the undead this semester, thanks to a religion course...
Last Sunday, we told you about the student government at Old Dominion University, which took funds from the College Republicans and gave them to another group. The money has now been returned.
Julius Lacano of The College Fix provides an update.
UPDATE: University Returns College Republicans Funds After Public Outcry
A week ago, the...
By now, College Insurrection readers should be well acquainted with Professor Jonathan Turley. Once again, this Constitutional law expert is sounding the alarm and he doesn’t disappoint.
Allahpundit of Hot Air reports.
Jonathan Turley on Obama’s executive overreach: We’re at a constitutional tipping point
The other key takeaway here,...
In case you missed it at Legal Insurrection, at UCLA this week the student council voted down a resolution to divest from Israel.
Breitbart’s Ben Shapiro, who is an alum, attended the event and gave a speech for the ages.
Here’s the full text of Shapiro’s comments…
My name is Ben Shapiro. I’m an...
This video is a parody commercial for “EveRy University” and it’s pretty darn funny.
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller describes it this way.
This hilarious video explains why college is so awful
Do you want to go thousands of dollars into debt studying irrelevant subjects in order to have a chance to compete...
Can’t find a job after paying for college? Just sue someone, it’s the American way.
Emily S. Rueb writes at The New York Times.
Suit Seeks Relief for Trade School Students With Years of Debt but No Career
The Wilfred Academy promised her “everything you’ll need for your beauty career.” When she enrolled, Ana...
Lots of people want to work for Google, the company pretty much has its pick of employees.
Do they want the best of America’s colleges and universities? Nope.
Max Nisen of Quartz reports.
Why Google doesn’t care about hiring top college graduates
Google has spent years analyzing who succeeds at the company, which has moved...
Mind you, she didn’t take the SAT for him, she claims she was trying to help motivate him.
The mother is Debbie Stier and she wrote about her experience in The Atlantic. There are a few choice excerpts below.
I Took the SAT 7 Times to Help My Son Get Into College
Ethan’s d...
Keep this story in mind the next time a conservative American speaker is protested or banned from speaking on a college campus.
Katrin Marquez of The College Fix reports.
Chilean Anarchists Teach Anti-Capitalist Tactics To American Students
In recent years, college students in Chile have led anti-capitalist protests that have been so successful that...
There’s an upside to this story. Maybe now that the teachers’ unions are complaining, someone in Washington, DC will listen.
Frederick M. Hess of National Review reports.
Common Core: Teachers’ Unions Think Again
In recent days, there has been a spate of news stories reporting that the nation’s teachers’ unions are having second thoughts...
In light of a certain piece from the Harvard Crimson recently featured here at College Insurrection, I’m inclined to agree.
Richard Vedder writes at Bloomberg View.
Cut Off Harvard to Save America
College endowments totaled $448.6 billion in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, an increase of 11.7 percent compared with a year...
Too many aspects of this young woman’s story are starting to look fishy.
She claims to be a Republican, who does porn and is a women’s studies major? It just doesn’t add up.
Emmeline Zhao of Real Clear Education recently interviewed her.
Duke Porn Star Talks College Costs
RealClearEducation’s Emmeline Zhao, herself a Duke graduate,...
This is a point we’ve made before at College Insurrection but this new piece by Peter J. Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute serves as a good reminder.
Want to know why we are headed to a student loan crisis? Look at what caused the financial crisis
Today’s New York Times carries an ...
